this is bbc world news today. i'm alpa patel. the headlines: tu rkey‘s i'm alpa patel. the headlines: turkey's president blames terror groups "trying to destabilise his cou ntry" groups "trying to destabilise his country" after a deadly new year's eve attack in istanbul. i'm alpa patel. the headlines: turkey's president blames terror groups "trying to destabilise his country" after a deadly new year's eve attack in istanbul. we saw people running out, stepping on each other. not that there were many, because most of them were either dead or wounded. funerals have begun for the victims, several of those killed were staff, and at least 15 were foreign nationals. in indonesia, if fire brea ks nationals. in indonesia, if fire breaks out on a tourist very killing 23 people, many are still missing. the british royal family attends a new year's day church service, without the queen, but princess anne says she is better after a heavy cold. hello and welcome to the programme.

a huge manhunt is underway for a man who opened fire in a nightclub in istanbul killing 39 people the attack took place while people were welcoming in the new year. it happened at the popular reina nightclub — located there on the the banks of the bosphorus. the shooting marks an end to a bloody year in turkey — which has seen a string of attacks carried out by the so—called islamic state group, and kurdish militants. our correspondent — mark lowen is in istanbul and sent this report. the mood was of celebration, one of istanbul's top nightclubs, reina, counting down to 2017. five, four, three, two... they expected a night ofjoy, a fresh start — not this. less than two hours into the new year, a gunman opened fire outside, bullets ricocheting as he shot a policeman and a civilian. inside, his killing spree continued

— turks and foreigners murdered, others jumping into the freezing bosporus to escape. dozens more were injured, some critically. the gunman is still at large. witnesses spoke of the horror. translation: i had my back turned, my husband suddenly told me to get on the floor. a man ran inside, two or three people started firing, then there was this fog. i fainted at that moment until special forces took us out of there. they shot randomly, there were bodies lying on the floor. today, the scene was heavily guarded. too late for the victims of last night's security breach. there's still no word of who was behind it. well, this is as close as we can get to what was one of turkey's most renowned nightclubs, which has become a scene of mass murder. turkey is now worryingly accustomed to these attacks, and as perhaps the most turbulent year in its modern history ends, another begins, yet again marked by terror.

at the mortuary, they counted up the bodies. those waiting feared the worst. some already knew it. muhammad from iraq told us one of his friends was killed and two others injured. "we came here on holiday," he said. "now we are taking our friend's body home." visiting the wounded, the prime minister sounded defiant, but after more than 20 attacks in the past year, killing almost 400, many will see his words as empty. translation: terror cannot intimidate us. we will intimidate terror. we will continue to fight against it. our biggest insurance is to seek our people standing in solidarity and supporting our resolve. and so a scene that's becoming almost routine here. today they bid farewell to ayhan arik — a brother, husband, father. after driving tourists to the nightclub, he was gunned down outside. they grieved for him,

and for a country they once called safe, as they're left to wonder — what has happened to turkey? mark lowen, bbc news, istanbul. let's get more on this. we can speak to an assistant professor of world history at the american university in iraq. he is usually based in iraq, butjoins me tonight from rome. thank you for being with us. istanbul was already on high alert j'uj'u istanbul was already on high alert juju a string of attacks. there were 16-17,000 juju a string of attacks. there were 16—17,000 police officers on the streets. do you think this was an intelligence failure? not necessarily. when you read the reports coming out from both the turkish government as well as travel warnings from the us state

department and the united states embassy in turkey, but actually, when you put them all together, you can see that there was enough intelligence to understand that there was this sort of risk. 0perationally, usually it is very ha rd to create 0perationally, usually it is very hard to create actionable intelligence, to know when the attacker will strike, where he or she will strike. 0r attacker will strike, where he or she will strike. or they will strike. and using which sorts of weapons or explosives. those are much harder to do, as we have realised in brussels earlier this year. last year, this past summer with the truck attack in nice, the truck attack in berlin, it wasn't that much of an intelligence

failure, i don't think. in that case, what more can the authorities do to protect civilians from attacks like this? probably to start putting more pressure on any isis sympathisers or affiliates, also al—nusra, the al—nusra front, sympathisers, to go after the, you know, charity fronts. two, you know, basically take down the cells, as well as operatives and people who may be suspected of providing logistical and financial support to these operatives. thank you very

much for being with us. a fire that broke out on a tourist ferry in indonesia has left 23 people dead and 17 missing. passengers jumped into the sea to save themselves, as fire engulfed the boat. it was heading for a holiday island north of the capital, jakarta. officials believe a short circuit in a generator caused the fire. about 200 people were rescued. catharina moh reports. what's left of this very, officials say it burst into flames shortly after setting sail from jakarta. more than 230 people were on board, heading to an island to celebrate the new year holiday. witnesses say a lot of passengers jumped into the sea. survivors were treated at a hospital in jakarta, where sea. survivors were treated at a hospital injakarta, where relatives of the dead also gathered. translation: thick smoke suddenly emerged, blanketing the cabin. everyone panicked and ran up to the deck to throw floats into the water. ina deck to throw floats into the water. in a split second, the fire became bigger. it was coming from where the

fuel is stored. rescuers and investigators are continuing to search the boat, with people still unaccounted for. the ship was carrying more than double the number of passengers listed on its manifest, according to a disaster agency spokesman. ferries are often overcrowded and poorly maintained in indonesia, and the accidents are frequent. nevertheless, for a country made up of thousands of islands, it remains a key form of transport. that might get some other news for you this hour. more than 50 moroccan and spanish security officers have been injured trying to prevent 1,000 migrants storming a barrier in the spanish territory of thayoota in north africa. around a hundred people made it to the top of the border fence in a violent assault, in which police were attacked with rocks. the enclave, which is part of europe, is frequently targeted by sub—saharan africans trying to get into the eu. the islamic state group in iraq has carried out an attack near the shia holy city of najaf, killing 7 people. the group say five of its fighters

attacked a security checkpoint detonating suicide vests and a car bomb. the authorities in bahrain say gunmen have attacked a prison, killing a policeman and freeing inmates convicted of terror offences. a security lockdown has now been imposed around jaw prison, south of the capital manama. thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of hong kong, demanding full democracy. they accuse the government of cracking down on pro—democracy legislators and say beijing has interfered in hong kong's affairs by interpreting its local laws. helier cheung has more. it may be new year's day, but the protesters are it may be new year's day, but the protesters a re not it may be new year's day, but the protesters are not celebrating. instead, they are marching, calling for democratic reform. activists hold pro—democracy march is every year in hong kong, but this time there is a new

source of tension. these protests come one month before the elections, but the protesters here argued that none of the forces by the candidates have any credibility because they will not have been democratically elected. the government says the legislators gave an oath and shows should be disqualified. but critics accuse the government of a political crackdown. i voted for nathan law. the government has the nerve to try and disqualify him after he has already been sworn in. i feel furious about this. i feel i can't just sit at home any more. if you are sitting at home, you might as well, to protest. the government shouldn't do that. why are they stirring up so much trouble? they are just trying to do theirjobs. why is the government trying to destroy voices they don't agree with? this stops the legislators from doing theirjobs. hong kong's unpopular leader will step down next

year. but unpopular leader will step down next yea r. but protesters unpopular leader will step down next year. but protesters argue that without democratic reform there is no guarantee the next leader will be any better. public opinion in hong kong is split. some argue that pro—democracy groups have not achieved anything and are distracting the government from more important issues. we do notjust wa nt to important issues. we do notjust want to disqualify him, but also we are asking for a fundamental rewriting of the system. but these activists say they are determined to fight on. so hong kong is likely to see more protests over the coming year. here in the uk, princess anne, the daughter of queen elizabeth, has said her mother is feeling better. the queen, who is 90, has missed the traditional new year's day church service, because of what is described as a "lingering heavy cold". she was also absent from the christmas day service. 0ur royal correspondent, peter hunt, reports.

for a second time during the holiday season, the royals headed to church. for a second time, the queen was a notable absentee. her 95—year—old husband, who's also been ill, did attend, and was described by one observer as "chipper". protected from rain and walking alongside her husband, anne, a princess in purple, told someone in the crowd her mother was feeling better. during these security—conscious times, the windsors over christmas are an attraction for the dedicated, who, despite the weather, gather outside the sandringham church. once again, the 90—year—old monarch wasn't on display. a little bit disappointed, because the queen wasn't there, but that is understandable at 90 years of age. she's in the best place, yes, and i wish her all the best for 2017. obviously, if she's not well, then you don't want to see her come out in this weather, do you, you know? at christmas, our attention is drawn to the birth of a baby some 2000 years ago. the queen, who recorded her christmas day message early

in december, will not have taken the decision to miss church lightly — the supreme governor of the church of england has a deep personalfaith. but in her tenth decade, and on the advice of her doctor, the monarch is exercising caution in the face of a heavy cold she's had for nearly two weeks. the queen has been laid low and left feeling pretty miserable at the end of yet another significant year in her long reign. as well as celebrating her landmark birthday, she's started to acknowledge her advancing age and reduce her workload. just last month, the queen severed her links to 25 organisations she'd been patron of for decades. palace officials insist the queen is up and about and she hasn't been to hospital or had tests. as head of state, she continues to deal with the government documents she receives. the queen is clearly doing all she can to get rid of a lingering cold, rather than make it worse. peter hunt, bbc news, buckingham palace. from today, companies in france are required to give their employees the right to avoid work emails

outside office hours. the new law is known as the "right to disconnect". the legislation was signed last may. it requires companies with more than fifty workers to set out the hours when staff are not supposed to send or answer emails. it's intended to help tackle the rise in unpaid overtime, and prevent problems such as sleeplessness and work burn—out, all associated with smartphone use. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: brace yourself for a chilling annual ritual — it involves taking a plunge into freezing waters on new year's day. the most ambitious financial change has got underway... again it will be the same money, it's got to be the way to go. george harrison, the former beatle,

is recovering in hospital after being stabbed in his oxfordshire home. if 33—year—old man is being interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder.|j interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it was good. just good? no, fantastic. that's better! this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines... a huge manhunt is under way in turkey for the gunman who opened fire on new year's celebrations in a packed nightclub, killing 39 people. funerals have begun for some of the victims. several of them were nightclub employees.

at least 15 of the dead were foreign nationals. the new un secretary general, antonio guterresh, has taken overfrom ban ki—moon. he appealed to the world to "put peace first" in 2017. the former portuguese prime minister has a full in—tray, including the conflicts in syria and yemen. on his first day, mr guterresh said nobody wins in these wars, everyone loses, and peace depends on us. and this new year's day, i ask all of you tojoin me in making one shared new years resolution... let us resolve to put peace first. let us resolve to put peace first. let us make 2017 a year in which we all see governments strive to river, our differences. from solidarity and compassion in our daily lives to dialogue and respect across

political divides, from ceasefires on the battlefield the compromises at the negotiating table to reach political solutions. this must be our goal and political solutions. this must be ourgoaland our political solutions. this must be our goal and our guide. the new un secretary—general nerve. let's go to germany now. last year's new year's eve in the german city of cologne was marred by mass sexual assaults and attacks on women. immigrants and north—african men in particular were blamed for the attacks, but police were also criticised for failing to provide security. well, we've returned to cologne — one year on from the attacks. there is no other city in germany thatis there is no other city in germany that is as secure as cologne is

actually this evening. you saw in that video a group of men being held back by police. responding to criticism of the tactic on social media — cologne's head of police defended racial profiling. translation: we identified a large number of young men from north african countries, just in the city there will more than 1000. we examined these people on a large scale because we recognised corresponding aggressive behaviour with them. this was about the fact that we had taken measures very early on, we identified a total of more than 650 people and carried out a variety of responses. let's move onto an unusual tradition. it's known as the new year's day dip — an annual tradition in some parts of the uk and europe which involves diving, swimming or running into seas or rivers, which as you can imagine can be, let's say, refreshing, at this time of year.

here's a look at some of the brave! it makes me could just looking at them! let's get the sport with chris. a lucky strike, but still a very early contenderfor chris. a lucky strike, but still a very early contender for goal of the year. it was backpacking, three points as well for arsenal, and they go third in the premier league as the gunners beat crystal palace 2—0. olivier giroud scored the opener for arsene wenger‘s team. a really wonderful overhead backheel. you'll have to see it to believe it. he omitted that luck played a part, but it had nothing to do with the win. arsenal dominating the match. alex away by getting the second. but olivier giroud's strike was the day's talking point. i thinki needed a good help to score this goal. so, yeah, thank god i was a bit lucky. but it was the only thing i could do, you know. the ball was

behind me and i tried to hit it from the backheel. i must say i was bowled over with what a great strike. you know, everyone from bergkamp, all of the players that we had, they all scored. you remember all of them for the top quality. these were special goals. this one will beat the giroud goal, forever. our season will not be defined by results against the top six. personally, i think the top six are better than last year, it is not easy to get results from them. what we do when we play the teams in the bottom half of the league is going to be the defining, whether we get out of trouble or whether we don't. that starts with the response on tuesday night. earlier tottenham moved into the top four after thrashing watford 4—1 at vicarage road. harry kane and dele alli

scored two each to move them above manchester city on goal difference. i think we played one of the best first halves i think so far. the effort was fantastic. we have come from a very busy period in christmas and new year, always you play a lot of games. it's fantastic to see the tea m of games. it's fantastic to see the team fresh and competitive like how we showed today. yes, it will be very difficult. but on top of that, it's very important to get back the players that or injured. the january transfer market is very difficult. we will see something we need to do. this is the situation we have got. manchester united bossjose mourinho says losing one of his key players to the africa cup of nations is not ideal... the tournament — which sta rts ideal... the tournament — which starts in less than a fortnight — will feature many premier league

players. united's eric bailly (buy-e) players. united's eric bailly (buy—e) is one of them, as hejoins up (buy—e) is one of them, as hejoins up with the ivory coast squad... mourinho is not impressed. he is leaving, he goes to the national team. he has to be in the national team. he has to be in the national team. he has to be in the national team on the 2nd of january. we asked them for him to be on the third. they refused. so he cannot play against west ham. i wish the ivory coast to be champions, because with this kind of decisions it is because they are controlling every second. so for sure, they are going to win the african cup. like i said, not impressed. 0k, to win the african cup. like i said, not impressed. ok, that's all the sport for now. studio: thanks, chris. performers from around the world have taken to the streets in london for the city's annual new year's day parade. more than 8,500 performers from 20 different countries took part in the event, which was shown on more than 600 tv

stations across the world. it was created 31 years ago by two parents who wanted to amuse their children, but found most attractions and shops were closed on new year's day. they look like they are having fun. let's go to hollywood now. pranksters have tampered with the iconic "hollywood" sign overlooking los angeles, as california enters its first year with marijuana legal for adult recreational use. the letters now spell out hollyweed. los angeles police say they're investigating what they describe as "vandalism". it's not the first time the sign has been altered in this way. according to variety, it was changed to "hollyweed" on new year's day in 1976, when marijuana was first decriminalised in the state. that's it from me. goodbye. good evening. the first day of 2017

has brought us some real contrasts across the country in terms of the weather. there has been cloud, outbreaks of rain, wintry showers too. here is some glorious wintry sunshine being taken by a weather watcher in cumbria earlier on. clear and cold conditions have been pushing in from the north across most of the country. towards the south, this frontal system is bringing outbreaks of rain. a lot of cloud around here. the cloud and rain is thinking towards the south later on this overnight. most of us clear and dry the night, but the wintry showers, particularly from the north—east of scotland. a fuse la-— the north—east of scotland. a fuse la" if the north—east of scotland. a fuse la--ifa the north—east of scotland. a fuse la —— if a few snow flurries possible. bank holiday monday should be fine and right across the bulk of

england and wales. there will be frost around first thing. not everywhere seeing it. also the risk of icy stretches on untreated surfaces. glorious sunshine on offer from the word go. a few showers across northern and eastern scotland. for the rest of scotland, northern ireland and northern england, a bright and dry day to come. it will feel colder than over recent days, but we have got a return to the sunshine to compensate for the lower temperatures. the winds are looking right, but it will be breezy across the north of scotla nd be breezy across the north of scotland and around the north sea coast as well. temperatures in newcastle at around three degrees, but feeling more like —1 when you add on the combination of the wind—chill factor. so, as we head into monday night, under the clear skies it is going to be very chilly one. particularly across central parts of the country, or parts of england, temperatures down to about minus five degrees. a cold dark the tuesday morning towards the south

and east. things will turn milder from the north—west, increasing amounts of cloud, bringing some drizzly and light rain across the hills of scotland, northern ireland, northern england and wales. further south and east, that's where you have your best bet of keeping dry and sunny through the course of tuesday. through the middle part of the week, temperatures colder than we saw to end 2016, the real amounts of cloud and staying mostly dry. goodbye for now. —— varying amounts of cloud. the latest headlines from bbc news. police in istanbul are hunting a gunman who opened fire on new year's eve revellers at an istanbul nightclub, killing 39 people. almost 70 others are being treated in hospital. funerals have begun for some of the victims. officials say 15 foreigners were killed, including citizens from israel, france, belgium, tunisia, india, jordan and saudi arabia. at least 23 people have been killed and 17 more are missing after a ferry caught fire off the coast of indonesia.

the vessel was en route to a resort island around 50 kilometres from the capital, jakarta. here in the uk, the queen is said to be feeling "better" despite missing a new year's day church service as she recovers from a heavy cold.